Harriet and the News

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     I soon fell asleep in Harriets guest bedroom. I mean it wasn't Harriets bed, but it was close enough. I had gotten to know Harriet a lot better tonight. More than i learned about the other cats members. I had a peaceful sleep. I dreamed about the house that Harriet had described to me. The house. Some kids. Her and me on the porch drinking tea and laughing. It was one of my best dreams ever.

     When I woke up the next morning it was to my alarm blaring. I went to find my phone. It wasn't on the table next to my bed. It wasn't on the floor or in my bed. It wasn't in the bathroom either. "Harriet?" I called. "Have you seen my phone?" There wasn't a reply. I walked out of my room and into the kitchen. Harriet has headphones on and was blasting music. I tapped her shoulder. "Hey have you seen my phone.?" I asked her. "Yeah. It's on the table by the front." Apparently my alarms wasn't going off. The alarm in my head was. Yelling at me telling me I was going to be late for work.

     I ran back into my room and changed again. I changed into black leggings and a t-shirt. "Hey. Do you want waffles?" Harriet asked. "Yeah. Sure." I answered hair putting my hair up in a messy bun. "Okay. There done. Just come get some." She said leaving the room. I walked out as I was putting some chapstick on my lips. "Here." She handed me a plate and sat down at the table grabbing her own.

     I sat down at the table with her. "When do we have to be in today?" I asked. "Same time. 9:00." She answered. She was acting weird. "You okay?" I asked her. "Yeah. I'm fine. I have to go. You can get to pro okay right?" She asked abruptly getting up knocking the chair over. "Um...Yeah. Sure. I'll take a cab." I said getting up as well and grabbing her plate. "Bye!" I yelled as she ran out the door.

     I walked over to the sink and started washing the dishes. I was just standing there cleaning. Trapped in my own thoughts. Was it my fault? Why is she acting like that? Did I do something wrong? I should just stay with Matty. Maybe she would be less upset if I did.

     I finished cleaning the dishes. I then dried and put everything away. That took me a while because I still didn't know where everything went. I put all of the extra food away too.

      I went back into my room and grabbed my bag, wallet, phone, and phone charger. I made sure everything I had was stuffed into my bag and I left. I made sure the door locked me behind me.

      I walked down the stairs instead of taking the elevator because I wanted to think. When I got outside I hailed a cab and told him the address. "Studio 60 please." I said. He gave me a look of confusion. "Step on it I'm going to be late." He pulled away from the curb and drove to the building. "Thanks." I said paying him and getting out of the car.

      I walked into the building. The guard from last night was there. "Hey." I said waving. "I just resized I don't know your name." I told him leaning against the desk. "Tom. You can call me Tom." He said holding out his hand again. "Well hello Tom. I took it and shook it. "I have to go but y'all later?" I asked. "Of course Bella." He said.

       I raced up the stairs to Matt's office. There were people in there talking. "You didn't know that Danny was hiring her until a week ago?" Someone asked. "No I didn't and I really don't think that having my sister on set is going to matter. I mean I dated Harriet for God's sake." Matty said. "It won't matter just as long as you don't play favorites." The other voice said. "I won't play favorites." He answered. "Fine. I have to talk to Danny." The other voice said. I heard her walk out one of the other many doors. 

     When I walked into the room Matt looked really stressed. Danny was sitting on the couch his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. "I feel like i walked into something bad, so I will come back later." I said trying to deflect the tension. "No. It's okay you can stay here. What's going on?" Danny asked. "I was going to one ask where Harriet was and two tell you that the entire studio knows that you are my big brother." I said. There was a pause for about two minutes where no one answered. Matt and Danny looked at each other. "One we haven't seen Harriet and two how the hell did the entire studio find out?" Danny asked. "We were at the bar last night and it might have slipped. I don't really remember who said what. I just remember telling them that yeah you were my brother and they don't really care about it. None of them cared. They even brought up the fact that you dated Harriet and no one cared. They just don't want you playing favorites." I said in one breath. I talked really fast so again it too them a moment to think about everything that I had said. "Um. Yeah okay. Go join the rest of the cast in your dressing rooms. I am coming to talk to all of you." Danny said shooing me.

      I walked out of the room and down the stairs to the dressing rooms. Everyone said hi to me when I got there. We were all good friends now and we were all comfortable around each other. I went into my dressing room and put my bag down. Then i walked back out and went to the kitchen and got some tea with lots and lots of sugar. Just as it finished brewing and I threw the tea bag away Danny walked down the stairs. What he said next broke my heart in two and I didn't even know how to comprehend what he said.

      "Harriet has been in an accident. She is being rushed to the emergency room as we speak." 

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